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Noboribetsu

Also known as Noboribetu, Horobetsu, Noboribetsu-shi

is a city in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, it is southwest of Sapporo, west of Tomakomai and northeast of Hakodate.

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Settlement.name: Noboribetsu
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Noboribetsu marine park nixe.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, with aquarium
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.seal_type: Chapter
Settlement.image_map: Noboribetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Noboribetsu in Hokkaido (Iburi Subprefecture)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption

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Contents

Geography
Origin of name
Climate
History
Education
High school
Secondary school
Transportation
Sightseeing
Sister cities
International
Domestic
Notable people from Noboribetsu
References
External links

is a city in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, it is southwest of Sapporo, west of Tomakomai and northeast of Hakodate.

As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 49,523 and a population density of 230 persons per km2. The total area is 212.11 km2. The city office is in Horobetsu. The town of Noboribetsu is at the mouth of the Noboribetsu river and is therefore a much narrower area.